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May 2016 - Top Myths about Sustainability

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"Sustainability" is one of the most popular business buzzwords. Celebrities endorse "sustainable products." Companies incorporate "sustainable business practices" in their operations. Governments enact laws promoting "sustainability." Despite its popularity, “sustainability” remains a vague concept for many people.
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CDP's 2016 scoring methodology has been released, and there are changes for this year! As CDP's Global Scoring Partner, FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS) has scored 15,600+ responses since 2011 and is an expert in the methodology*.

Industry Updates

After Earth Day 2016, many organizations plan to promote sustainable practices. Wondering where to start? Consider how much water your operations might be wasting through easy-to-fix leaks and inefficient fixtures.
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Gauging the trickle-down effects of high-level international policy is never easy. That's especially true with a hulking global issue such as climate change, which consistently has been pushed down the laundry list of challenges facing the planet.
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China’s pollution is going west. For years, Beijing residents and others living in the country’s polluted northeast have borne the brunt of China’s notorious air pollution problems. But as the government has tried to clear the capital’s lungs, shutting factories
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Cities in the Asia-Pacific region need sustainable and integrated urban solutions to cope with a sharp rise in urbanization, development specialists say. An additional 1.4B people will be living in Asia's cities by 2050 on top of the existing 1.6B in 2010. That translates to 44M more people being added to urban centers every year or 120,000 new city dwellers each day, according to data from the Asian Development Bank.
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